1967 SHELBY GT350 FASTBACK Shelby No. 0002, The First Production 1967 GT350 by Serial Number Offered from the superb John Atzbach Collection of historically significant Shelbys, this exceptional 1967 Shelby GT350 Fastback features a number of components and styling pieces that are unique to the earliest 1967 Shelby Mustangs. In fact, some are even unique to this car. The year 1967 was a moment of transition for the Mustang and, in result, the Shelby GT. Unwilling to rest on the original Mustang’s resounding success, product planner Hal Sperlich, the man responsible for turning the pedestrian Falcon into Ford’s exciting new pony car, wanted to “one-up the original in every respect … model availability, options, handling, performance, braking, comfort, quietness, even appearance where we could without making a major change” for 1967. At the same time, it was becoming clear that the vast majority of buyers for Shelby's "GT" Mustangs were, in general, not hardcore street racers and track goers. Instead, doctors, lawyers and other professionals were mostly purchasing the cars off the desire to, of course, not only have a car with more performance punch than a Mustang, but also a car with that iconic Shelby styling and comfort to boot. NO RESERVE Estimate: $225,000 - $325,000 In keeping with the policy of visually differentiating Shelby offerings from the typical Mustang, a significant change to the Shelby’s styling was adopted for 1967. Like the new Mustang, the 1967 Shelbys were longer and wider with enough room up front to accommodate Ford’s FE big-block. Pressing for a more distinctive look, Ford’s Chuck McHose worked with Peter Brock to design aggressive new front and rear end treatments. Up front was a larger twin-inlet hood scoop and a deep-set front grille with twin high-beam headlights inside an extended fiberglass front clip. The rear was distinguished by a racy-looking integrated rear spoiler over large Cougar-style tail lights, while prominent functional scoops were located in place of the Fastback’s ventilation louvers and imitation side scoops. Early versions of these scoops, as seen on this car, would carry unique red marker lights. Though perhaps overlooked to some extent by Shelby Mustang enthusiasts, the styling of the 1967 model year was inspired by the 1966 Le Mans-winning GT40 MkIIs, and seeing examples of each next to one another makes the similarities impossible to miss.